Question

A cyclist rides his bike at a speed of 33 feet per second. What is this speed in miles per hour? How many miles will the cyclist travel in
3 hours? In your computations, use the fact that 1 mile is equal to 5280 feet. Do not round your answers.

Answer 1

we can convert feet per second to miles per hour

Answer 2

how many seconds are in an hour?

Answer 3

60

Answer 4

that would be minutes

Answer 5

so take that and multiply by 60 again

Answer 6

3600?

Answer 7

yup now how many feet are in a mile?

Answer 8

5280

Answer 9

so now divide that by 3600

Answer 10

I got 1.46?

Answer 11

not sure if thats right

Answer 12

1 sec

Answer 13

ok looks like i screwed up sorry so what is 33*3600?

Answer 14

118,800

Answer 15

ok that is how many feet per hour he is riding now take that and divide it by 5280

Answer 16

22.5

Answer 17

wait what is his speed?

Answer 18

you just found it 22.5mph

Answer 19

and the distance he traveled in 3 hours is 118,800?

Answer 20

118,800ft yes

Answer 21

thank you :) I understand now

Answer 22

im sorry that is the distance he travels in 1hr so multiply that by 3